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KABUL (TCA) — Islamabad is interested in establishing peace in neighboring Afghanistan, as it would bring in dividends to Pakistan’s economy. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Farhan Zahid: Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — In a keynote address at the Afghanistan Mining Investment Forum convened by INVEST, a global initiative of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to mobilize private investment in partner countries, Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum Nargis Nehan announced 43 new large and small-scale mining projects available for private sector investment and development, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported on April 15. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of Afghanistan’s most notorious former warlords, said there is "no doubt" neighboring Pakistan supports the Afghan Taliban, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, and later between the Soviet Union and the West, over Afghanistan and neighboring territories. Into the 21st century, Central Asia has become the area of a renewed geopolitical interest, dubbed the New Great Game, largely based on the region’s hydrocarbon and mineral wealth. On top of that, the region now is perhaps the most important node in the implementation of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative through which Beijing aims to get direct access to Western markets. Every week thousands of news appears in the world’s printed and online media and many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of this unique region. So we are presenting this Weekly Digest which compiles what other media have reported on Central Asia over the past week. KAZAKHSTAN Why Does Russian Disinformation Not Target Kazakhstan? The strong bilateral ties between Russia and Kazakhstan are one way to explain the absence of negative disinformation in Russia directed at Kazakhstan’s government or related to Nazarbayev personally Apr 6 — “Kazakhstan’s long-time President Nursultan Nazarbayev relinquished power and stepped down on March 19, prompting speculation about this Central Asian country’s political future. But one question rarely asked is why Kazakhstan has not been the target of Russian disinformation campaigns. Since the absence of news is also news, we looked into this question to try and understand what motivates Moscow to launch disinformation against some countries and not others, particularly this one.” READ MORE: https://www.polygraph.info/a/disinfo-analysis-russia-kazakhstan-disinformation/29859460.html Political Profile: The Rise of Dariga Nazarbayeva in Kazakhstan George Voloshin, head of the French branch at Aperio, corporate risk intelligence consultancy in Paris, discusses the role of Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of long-time Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, now that her father has resigned Apr 9 — “Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy.” READ MORE: https://thediplomat.com/2019/04/political-profile-the-rise-of-dariga-nazarbayeva-in-kazakhstan/ Nazarbayev's long rule leaves toxic legacy for Kazakhstan's media Under Nazarbayev, the state acquired an armory of legal weapons, from punitive defamation laws and the criminalization of "false information" to stringent controls over media operations and powers to block online communications Apr 9 — “In 2011, I observed an astonishing spectacle in the Respublikanewspaper offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan's financial capital. Journalists were putting a modern-day twist on samizdat, a practice in the Soviet Union whereby dissidents laboriously copied illicit material to circumvent censorship. This was both a throwback to a totalitarian past and a premonition of the future for the press under Nursultan Nazarbayev who, until his resignation last month, had ruled for three decades.” READ MORE: https://cpj.org/blog/2019/04/nazarbayev-kazakhstan-legacy-press-freedom-censored.php Kazakhstan: Tokayev primed as shoo-in for snap presidential election With the announcement of a snap presidential election in...
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has started assessments in certain parts of the country to identify lithium deposits, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban have announced a “ban” on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in areas the extremist group controls in Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
